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Red brotula

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Red brotula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Ophidiiformes
Family: Bythitidae
Subfamily: Brosmophycinae
Tribe: Brosmophycini
Genus: Brosmophycis
T. N. Gill, 1861
Species:
B. marginata
Binomial name
Brosmophycis marginata
(Ayres, 1854)
Synonyms

Brosmius marginatus Ayres, 1854

The Red brotula (Brosmophycis marginata) is a species of viviparous brotula found along the North American Pacific coast from Alaska to Baja California. This fish is often displayed in public aquariums. This species grows to a length of 46 centimetres (18 in) TL. The red brotula is the only known member of its genus.

References

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  • Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Brosmophycis marginata". FishBase. June 2012 version.